Tome #40, 5.29.15
Reflecting on the end of Tale of Two Cities
Tome #39, 5.19.15
Dickensian Cinema
Tome #38, 5.5.15
Fave Line from First Section
Tome #37, 5.15.15
Dialectical Journals (8 total)
Tome #36, 5.11.15
Tome Discussion Topics
Tome #35, 5.5.15
“Active Reading/Cause and Effect”
Tome #34, 5.1.15
“Group Work #1” active reading worksheet
Tome #33, 4.29.15
"Best of Times, Worst of Times" paragraph.
Write a paragraph in the style of Dickens' first paragraph that describes the contradictions of life in America today.
Tome #32, 4.17.15
"Out, Damned Spot!"
Why is it appropriate that Lady Macbeth speak in prose? What is revealed about her state of mind by the repetition of words and phrases?
What moral truths has Lady Macbeth discovered since the night of Duncan’s murder? Explain.
How does the discovery of these truths result in her madness?
Tome #31, 4.13.15
Act IV Discussion Notes
Tome #30, 3.16.15
Tragedy Notes
Tome #29, 3.12.15
"Is this a dagger" soliloquy response
Tome #28, 3.12.15
Lady M's persuasion
After reading Act I, scene 7, argue which line of Lady Macbeth's is most convincing and why.
Tome #27, 3.10.15
Responses to "If it were done..." soliloquy.
Watch the two film versions and answer the following:
*Which version of this famous soliloquy do you prefer, and why? Be specific please.
*Look back to the speech (1.7.1-30). What are Macbeth's objections to killing Duncan? Go through the soliloquy and find his reasons, then restate each in your own words.
*Identify at least five euphemisms Macbeth uses in this speech rather than naming the act he is contemplating? What is the effect of this less brutal language?
Tome #26, 3.10.15
Metaphor in Lady M's 1.5 soliloquy
Tome #25, 3.6.15
Close Reading of Act I, scene iii
Lessons 3, 4, and 5 on worksheet.
Tome #24, 3.4.15
Directing Act I, scene i
Come up with your own version of the opening of the play, including stage notes and special effects.
Tome #23, 3.2.15
Introducing the Play
Part I: Make predictions based on our 3 pre-reading activities.
Part II: Compare the 3 film versions of Act I, scene i.
Tome #20, 1.12.15 Of Mice and Men Reader Response
Select a lengthy passage from chapters 1-3 that you feel is particularly significant in terms of characterization as achieved through the use of imagery and diction. Then write a response in which you discuss and analyze Steinbeck's use of imagery and diction to create a particular impression about the character, then relate this characterization to one of the novel's emerging themes.
Tome #19, 1.8.15
"Migrant Mother" & OMM Character Meet-and-Greet
Respond to the photograph "Migrant Mother," noting what the photograph conveys about its subject and how it does so.
Fill in as much info as possible during our character meet-and-greet based on your conversations with other characters.
Tome #18, 1.6.14
Odyssey Essay Letter of Reflection
Read the online comments and listen to the audio notes. Then respond to the following:
What is your general reaction to my comments overall? Do you agree or disagree? In what sense?
How close to my assessment of your work was your perception of how you did? How can you account for any discrepancies?
How useful were the comments, both written and audio? What was helpful about them? What was less helpful about them?
What goals do you have for your next paper, based on both my comments and your feelings about your paper in general?
Please start your letter Dear Ms. Wray, and finish with a salutation (Sincerely, Thank you, etc.).
Tome #17, 12.11.14
Envelope thread discussion.
2-3 higher-order questions and notes tracking the discussion.
Tome #16, 12.5.14
Amir's Formative Past
Amir begins narrating in the “present” but speaks about the past. He is an adult who has a different perspective on the winter of 1975. Think about the reading you’ve done up to this point. What three things do you find introduced in pages 55-109 to be particularly telling and why? Consider what images or lines are repeated throughout the reading you’ve done so far. There is not a specific right or wrong answer, but be able to defend your response.
Tome #15, 12.3.14 Kite Runner Character Chart
Tome #14, 11.4.14
Epic Simile Activity
Tome #13,10.31.14
Books 9-12 of The Odyssey
Create a 4-squared visual representation of these books using both images and text.
Tome #12, 10.31.14
Odyssey Book 5-8 T-Chart
Fill out Thoughts on Reading section re: Odysseus' characterization, then track discussion in right column. Finish with a visual summary and explanation on the back.
Tome #11, 10.27.14
Take A Stand
Think of a time when you took a stand or stood up for something/someone. Brainstorm the details of this sequence of events in a web. Then, develop it into a short narrative that does the following:
tells a story with a purpose
utilizes concrete details and imagery
is in first person
incorporates dialogue
is purposeful in its use of ordering (chronological? flashback? stream of consciousness?)
incorporates elements of fiction (setting, conflict, characterization, plot)
begins in the middle of the action
Tome #10, 10.8.14
Heroic Jigsaw discussion notes.
Tome #9, 10.6.14
Visual Representation of the Heroic Archetype as it Corresponds to your assigned myth (Theseus, Perseus, or Hercules)
Tome #8, 10.3.14
One observation and one question from the Biblical hero readings (Abraham, Joseph, David)
Synthesis of the three stories which addresses the following:
How do these stories clarify the relationship between God and man?
Which of the heroes seems most typically 'heroic' according to your notion of heroism, and which seemed least heroic? Why?
What cultural values do these heroes seem to embody? What does this set of stories seem to say about the culture from which they arose? Is there still relevance in these heroes today? Why or why not?
Tome #7, 10.3.14
"The Role of the Hero"
What is the role of the hero in today’s society?
How has the notion of heroic changed over time?
Whom do you see as heroic, and why?
Tome #6, 9.23.14
Flood Myth visual response and discussion notes:
What do these myths suggest about the relationship of people to the earth itself? of people to the gods? Answer distinctly...
What does each of these myths reveal about the concerns of their respective cultures? Please answer for each myth/culture.
Are the lessons of these myths the same? Or are their differences in the enduring message of the myth? What are these differences, and what do they reveal?
Why do you think a culture would want to continue to tell this story of destruction and rebirth?
Floods cleanse but they also destroy. Why do you think flood myths often occur so often after creation?
Tome #5, 9.17.14
Flood Myth visual summary and representation.
Tome #4, 9.15.14
Create a Venn Diagram in which you compare and contrast three of the five Creation myths from your packet. Notice similarities and differences in detail, character, theme, setting, plot, etc.
Tome #3, 9.9.14 - 9.11.14 East of Eden discussion tracking sheet.
Tome #2, 9.9.14
"The Stories that Shape Us"
Trace your hand on a piece of paper, then draw your life line, love line, and health line, labeling each with important events or details.
Using the fairy tale or story from your childhood, note details and/or images from the story along the outside of the hand.
Journal for about 10 minutes on the intersection of the story and your life. Think about how themes from the story have emerged in your own life.
Tome# 1, 9.5.14
Reactions to Foster. Answer the following in one sentence each:
What are your general reactions to the text?
Which of Foster's chapters seemed most obvious, and why?
What of the chapters was most compelling to you, and why?
Did you disagree with any of the chapters? Why?
How can awareness of these patterns affect one's reading, both negatively and positively?
Tome Entries:
Grammar Tome #2, 10.21.14
Notes on Adjectival Clauses and 5 practice sentences.
Grammar Tome #1, 9.29.14
Notes on Adverbials and 3 sample sentences.
Tome #40, 5.29.15
Reflecting on the end of Tale of Two Cities
Tome #39, 5.19.15
Dickensian Cinema
Tome #38, 5.5.15
Fave Line from First Section
Tome #37, 5.15.15
Dialectical Journals (8 total)
Tome #36, 5.11.15
Tome Discussion Topics
Tome #35, 5.5.15
“Active Reading/Cause and Effect”
Tome #34, 5.1.15
“Group Work #1” active reading worksheet
Tome #33, 4.29.15
"Best of Times, Worst of Times" paragraph.
Write a paragraph in the style of Dickens' first paragraph that describes the contradictions of life in America today.
Tome #32, 4.17.15
"Out, Damned Spot!"
Tome #31, 4.13.15
Act IV Discussion Notes
Tome #30, 3.16.15
Tragedy Notes
Tome #29, 3.12.15
"Is this a dagger" soliloquy response
Tome #28, 3.12.15
Lady M's persuasion
After reading Act I, scene 7, argue which line of Lady Macbeth's is most convincing and why.
Tome #27, 3.10.15
Responses to "If it were done..." soliloquy.
Watch the two film versions and answer the following:
*Which version of this famous soliloquy do you prefer, and why? Be specific please.
*Look back to the speech (1.7.1-30). What are Macbeth's objections to killing Duncan? Go through the soliloquy and find his reasons, then restate each in your own words.
*Identify at least five euphemisms Macbeth uses in this speech rather than naming the act he is contemplating? What is the effect of this less brutal language?
Tome #26, 3.10.15
Metaphor in Lady M's 1.5 soliloquy
Tome #25, 3.6.15
Close Reading of Act I, scene iii
Lessons 3, 4, and 5 on worksheet.
Tome #24, 3.4.15
Directing Act I, scene i
Come up with your own version of the opening of the play, including stage notes and special effects.
Tome #23, 3.2.15
Introducing the Play
Part I: Make predictions based on our 3 pre-reading activities.
Part II: Compare the 3 film versions of Act I, scene i.
Tome #22, 2.24.15
Response to Zimbardo's Ted Talk
Please answer the questions after viewing the Philip Zimbardo Ted Talk: The Psychology of Evil
Tome #21, 1.14.15
"What's Important" worksheet
Tome #20, 1.12.15
Of Mice and Men Reader Response
Select a lengthy passage from chapters 1-3 that you feel is particularly significant in terms of characterization as achieved through the use of imagery and diction. Then write a response in which you discuss and analyze Steinbeck's use of imagery and diction to create a particular impression about the character, then relate this characterization to one of the novel's emerging themes.
Tome #19, 1.8.15
"Migrant Mother" & OMM Character Meet-and-Greet
Tome #18, 1.6.14
Odyssey Essay Letter of Reflection
Read the online comments and listen to the audio notes. Then respond to the following:
- What is your general reaction to my comments overall? Do you agree or disagree? In what sense?
- How close to my assessment of your work was your perception of how you did? How can you account for any discrepancies?
- How useful were the comments, both written and audio? What was helpful about them? What was less helpful about them?
- What goals do you have for your next paper, based on both my comments and your feelings about your paper in general?
Please start your letter Dear Ms. Wray, and finish with a salutation (Sincerely, Thank you, etc.).Tome #17, 12.11.14
Envelope thread discussion.
2-3 higher-order questions and notes tracking the discussion.
Tome #16, 12.5.14
Amir's Formative Past
Amir begins narrating in the “present” but speaks about the past. He is an adult who has a different perspective on the winter of 1975. Think about the reading you’ve done up to this point. What three things do you find introduced in pages 55-109 to be particularly telling and why? Consider what images or lines are repeated throughout the reading you’ve done so far. There is not a specific right or wrong answer, but be able to defend your response.
Tome #15, 12.3.14
Kite Runner Character Chart
Tome #14, 11.4.14
Epic Simile Activity
Tome #13,10.31.14
Books 9-12 of The Odyssey
Create a 4-squared visual representation of these books using both images and text.
Tome #12, 10.31.14
Odyssey Book 5-8 T-Chart
Fill out Thoughts on Reading section re: Odysseus' characterization, then track discussion in right column. Finish with a visual summary and explanation on the back.
Tome #11, 10.27.14
Take A Stand
Think of a time when you took a stand or stood up for something/someone. Brainstorm the details of this sequence of events in a web. Then, develop it into a short narrative that does the following:
Tome #10, 10.8.14
Heroic Jigsaw discussion notes.
Tome #9, 10.6.14
Visual Representation of the Heroic Archetype as it Corresponds to your assigned myth (Theseus, Perseus, or Hercules)
Tome #8, 10.3.14
Tome #7, 10.3.14
"The Role of the Hero"
Tome #6, 9.23.14
Flood Myth visual response and discussion notes:
Tome #5, 9.17.14
Flood Myth visual summary and representation.
Tome #4, 9.15.14
Create a Venn Diagram in which you compare and contrast three of the five Creation myths from your packet. Notice similarities and differences in detail, character, theme, setting, plot, etc.
Tome #3, 9.9.14 - 9.11.14
East of Eden discussion tracking sheet.
Tome #2, 9.9.14
"The Stories that Shape Us"
Tome# 1, 9.5.14
Reactions to Foster. Answer the following in one sentence each:
Tome Entries:
Grammar Tome #2, 10.21.14
Notes on Adjectival Clauses and 5 practice sentences.
Grammar Tome #1, 9.29.14
Notes on Adverbials and 3 sample sentences.